European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 19,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup who will win 87 up driving title with the running of the austrian grand prix we move Well into the second half of the Campaign for the 1987 world driving  six races remaining the final push for the title involves four Drivers Nelson Piquet of Brazil his countryman Ayrton Senna the englishman Nigel Mandl and the defending world Champion Alai Prost of France. In Austria last sunday Mansell finally had som Good Luck and he took the Check ered hag with rela Tive ease aboard his Williams Honda. It was the englishman s 100th grand prix and it was his first Vic tory on the Oester Reichig a track where he made his formula one debut aboard a Lotus Ford in 1980. Since that time he has won a total of 11 grand prix races. So with six rounds to go who will win the 1987 Crown at the Start of the season we predicted that Prost would come through for a third straight title an break Jackie Stewart s record of 27 grand Pix Victo  in the season that prediction looked Good. Prost won the brazilian opener failed to finish inthe san Marino of. Won the belgian up to tie Stew Art s Mark then finished ninth in Monaco. Winning two out of four was not exactly bad but since Bel Gium on May 17, the great French Driver has Bee without a Victory and one cannot help but wonder if hell see another one this , who won in Austria last year said before last sunday s race that "1 must do Well Here to stay inthe running for the title. It May be my last  but he managed Only sixth place Good Tor one Point while one should never count Prost out it appears highly unlikely that hell come through again this season. Brazil s Senna meanwhile without a Victory since the Detroit up on june 21, May be Able to fight Back once the races return to slower circuits put the Lotus Honda appears no match for the Williams Honda can  the championship will be a close run Between the two Williams Honda Drivers Piquet and Man sell and Well go with Mansell. Piquet will leave the Williams team at the end of the season to join Lotus so his motivation should not be on the same plateau As Mansell s. And when incomes to motivation no one can be More tuned in than Mansell the sex world Champion Niki Lauda of Austria remarked recently that Mansell is in High form and the last few races have shown that barring mechanical defects he will win every time. But at this critical stage Lauda said Mansell cannot afford to have any More  the Williams team is English of course and de pits he dry  reputation for fair play who would blame Williams for giving som extra support to a British Driver so that also figures  Down on Points Mansell has scored four Randy Barnett victories to Piquet s two and both of Piquet s win were of the inherited variety. But one thing is certain. The closing races should produce some monumental Battles Between Mansell and Piquet who although teammates arc not exactly warm friends. The next race the italian grand prix at the High Speed Monza circuit on sept. 6, will like the British up at Silverstone provide a perfect setting for this rivalry. With Ferrari strictly out of it this season both cars failed to finish in last sunday s austrian up the crowd at Monza won t be of such Gigantic size. The disastrous performance of the once great ital Ian Ferrari team now More than two years and 33 races without a Victory is really somewhat difficult to believe. The italian Driver Michele Albreto s Best performances for Ferrari this year have been two third place finishes san Marino and Monacan eight place in Brazil and seven did not finish entries. Albreto has failed to Complete the last six  talented austrian Gerhard bar Ger a Ferrari newcomer who probably wishes he had never left the Benetton team has fared even worse. He has had three fourth place finishes a 10th, and six did no finish entries with four straight failures compared to Albreto s  German television reporter in giving the results of last sunday s austrian race mentioned this Ferrari record and told her audience no i m not talking about Zak Speed the German team with even worse results. I m talking about  one thing is certain. Neither Albreto nor bar Gorwill look Forward to the Monza race where they will have to perform before the world s most critical an unruly crowd. The Eggenberger Ford Sierra cars moved into the Lead for the world touring car championship ahead of Bow last sunday when German Drivers Klaus Ludwig and Klaus Niedzwiedz piloted their Sierra co Worth to Victory on the new circuit in Brunn , a three time Winner at be mans and a Veteran Simsa campaigner in the United Stales i enjoying an especially Good year his Victory at Brunn coming on the heels of his Triumph a wee earlier in the Wurth super cup race for sports cars at  world touring car championship race at Brunn the sixth round in this year s 11-race series proved a big Day for the Eggenburg or Ford Sierra team As englishman Steve Soper and his belgian teammate Pierre Dieudonne placed second. A bmwm3 driven by Luis Perez safa of Spain and Olivier Rouillard of France finished third with Bow m3can also placing fourth and fifth. The next round in the world touring car championship will take place sept 6 on the Silverstone circuit in England this the annual tourist trophy event and the final race in Europe for these cars. After Silverstone two races will be held in Australia one in new zealand and a final round in Japan. Where to go this weekend in England the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London will stage a european championship formula 3000 race on sunday along with races for other car  and qualifying take place saturday. In Austria porsche 944 turbos will race sunday on the Salzburg ring just cast of Salzburg with races also scheduled for touring can. Formula 3 cars. For Mula Fords and Renault 5s. Practice and qualifying will be held on  the Jylland ring in Denmark West of Arhus off National route 15the fifth round in f2000 euro series championship will be held on sunday along with races for touring can formula Ford 1600s an sports can. Practice and qualifying rounds arc Sci for  Germany the 10th International adar Sieger land Airport racing program will be held on Sunda for int entries sports cars this race the sixth round in the european championship touring cars for Mula Fords and historic racing can. Practice is sat urday. The Airport circuit is located just outside the City of Siegen off autobahn a13. Also in Germany the to Eslingen  car racing association will hold races on Sun Day with the Gates opening at 9 a.m., time trial starting at 10 a.m., and the races beginning at 12 15 . The Oval circuit is located near the Panzer Ca sern in to Eslingen South of Stuttgart. Stock car racing is also scheduled on sunday forthe Kaiserslautern motor sport Park a Quarter mile Oval dirt track at Pulaski Barracks near the Vogel Weh shopping Center. Gates open at noon and Rac ing starts at 12 30 .drag racing in the Netherlands both drag racing can and cycles will compete on saturday and sunday at the one High la Milc strip at the Zand Voort racing circuit by the North sea. The resort Cilyok Zand Voort is located near Haarlem West of  the eighth round in the Moto Cross world championship for cycles with sidecars will be held sunday in Fol Kirch Austria. The City of Fel Kirch is located in Western Austria near the Liechtenstein Border. The racing Roundup column will not appear next week so please Check i no up ii Calenda Page in stripes Magazine for the schedule of to to sports events. Tin Sura and 8u1p� nothing bothers twins Viola this year Minneapolis a a 2-5 Start did t worry Frank Viola like it might have a couple of years ago. He s having too much fun. I feel like i be been throwing the Ballwell since the Start of the season. I just did t get a break Here and there Viola said. Since May 22, the Minnesota twins left hander has turned his season around while helping the twins take the Lead in the american league West by winning 12 of 14 decisions. This year i m not letting anything bother me said the 27-year-old Viola who has had a history of letting poor play behind him affect Bis pitching. I m having too much fun. This is what baseball is All about being in the Pennant  Viola did pitch Well Early in the  of his losses were by one run and came against some of the Best pitchers in the game. He lost 1-0 to California s John can Denaria 3-2 to Detroit s Jack Morris and 1-0to California s Mike Witt i Don t know what the reason is Viola said of his turnaround. It s just that i Veblen one run better instead of one run be  Viola is a big reason that the twins Arete Leaden in the Al West. He had a 2.80 Eam cd no average 14-7 record and 146strikeouts after sunday s 5-1 win Over Seattle. The last time the twins did this Well was1984, when they were in the Al West race until the final week. That also happened Tobe the year Viola first earned National Atten Tion. He was 18-12 with a 3.21 Era that Yea Rand was named the top left handed starter in the majors by the associated press. But like the twins his numbers Havant been too impressive the last two Yean. His Era was 4.09 in 1985 and 4.51 last year. When the twins fell out of the race Earl last year Viola began some experiments that helped make him the Pitcher he is now. Since the a Star break last year i Veblen Able to come up with the Good consist ent change up that i can throw any time in the count Viola said. That makes my fastball that much More effective Viola who was selected by the twins inthe second round of the 1981 draft and was brought up to the big club for Good Midway through 1982, once depended mostly on a Good fastball and an average curve and Slider. The change up taught to him in 1983 by former twins pitching coach Johnny orcs was his fourth Best pitch at the time. Now Viola has junked the Slider and rarely throws the curve. I went through about 20 different Gripson my change up. The change up i use now is the one i Felt most comfortable with but i took me two years to throw it Over the plate said  credits an improved bullpen especially the addition of Jeff Reardon who came to Minnesota in a feb. 3 Trade with giving him More  year i tried pacing myself and when you Start pacing yourself not Only do you give up runs Early but you tire yourself out More. Then you have nothing left Viola said. This year . Twins manager Tom Kelly just said go out and throw hard from the Start. . Is not afraid to use the bullpen even if you have something  pitching coach Dick such agreed that Viola has pitched Well Al year and that the new found change up has made the Dif , who took Over As Minnesota s pitching staff in september 1985, said Thech Ngeup has turned him around from a total Power Pitcher to a Pitcher. He and Seattle s Mark Langston Are the two Best left handed pitchers in the league  Viola said he considered this his Best sea son better even than his award winning year of 1984."i be become a Pitcher he said instead of just a  am sports radio baseball san Francisco giants at . Mels 1 30 in. Thursday